Re: Netbooting a VS4000/90

[Holm Tiffe <holm%freibergnet.de@localhost>]

Anders Magnusson wrote:

> On 01/25/2013 09:37 AM, Holm Tiffe wrote:
> >Holm Tiffe wrote:
> >
> >>I'm currently installing 6.0.1 on my VS4000/90 but I have problems to
> >>mop-boot that VS4000.
> >>The boot is functioning every 10-20th try, in all other cases I get
> >>an Halt (don't have the correct console error message handy, will
> >>update here later).
> >>
> >>I'm booting from the same FreeBSD Host as the rtVAX, used 5 different
> >>ethernet Tranceivers and the rtVAX is booting at every try without
> >>problems.
> >>
> >>After I have successfully booted the VS4000 over the network, I have no
> >>problems using the network, e.g. ftp from netbsd.org downloading
> >>distribution files is working, even the nfs has no problems.
> >>
> >>What is happening here?
> >>Is this a known behavior?
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Holm
> >>
> >>-- 
> >
> >Here comes the log:
> >
> >>>>b eza0
> >  
> >-EZA0
> >?06 HLT INST
> >   PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008
> Try to start mopd in debug mode.  I assume that it may be something in 
> that end that causes problem.
> It's unlikely that it has to do with the network or the 4000/90.
> 
> -- Ragge
> 

...im always doing this but I'm don't really know what mopd is doing:

MOP RC 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   45 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   45 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   37 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   45 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   37 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   37 code 07 SID 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 0:d:61:c3:c4:5a  > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len 1006 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len 1006 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len 1006 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 802.3 0:0:92:90:9:8d    > 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   len 1006 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:3c:1c:db   > 0:0:92:90:9:8d    len   11 code 0a RML 

Here it sits and it seems that a timeout is occuring..

This is FreeBSDs mopd which seems to bee an old or outdated version not
capable of doing all the things NetBSDs mopd could do.
Nevertheless it worked flawlessly with the rtVAX after I managed to convert
the elf bootfile to something working with NetBSDs mopcopy.

BTW:
It seeems that I'm unable to install a working boot on sd1c, found no exact
dokumention for the vax or better the vs4000.

vs4000# disklabel sd1
# /dev/rsd1c:
type: SCSI
disk: DCAS-34330      
label: fictitious
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 167
tracks/cylinder: 6
sectors/cylinder: 1002
cylinders: 8205
total sectors: 8250001
rpm: 5400
interleave: 1
trackskew: 0
cylinderskew: 0
headswitch: 0           # microseconds
track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
drivedata: 0 

8 partitions:
#        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
 a:    614400         0     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.      0 - 613*)
 b:    262144    614400       swap                     # (Cyl.    613*- 874*)
 c:   8250001         0     unused      0     0        # (Cyl.      0 - 8233*)
 d:   1024000    876544     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.    874*- 1896*)
 e:   6349457   1900544     4.2BSD      0     0     0  # (Cyl.   1896*- 8233*)
vs4000# 

vs4000# /mnt/usr/sbin/installboot -c /dev/rsd1c
vs4000# /mnt/usr/sbin/installboot -v /dev/rsd1c /mnt/usr/mdec/xxboot
File system:         /dev/rsd1c
Primary bootstrap:   /mnt/usr/mdec/xxboot
Bootstrap start sector: 1
Bootstrap sector count: 12
Writing bootstrap
Writing boot block
vs4000# sync;sync


How to do this? Should I try sd1a?

Regards,

Holm

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